Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Total No. Of Countries
65
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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Interesting Facts
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
- Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
- Hmong language came from western part of China.
Similar To
Malayalam
Thai and Lao Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
24774
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1214
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1860
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
39
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
zoo hmo
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
zoo tav su
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
thov
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Nyob zoo
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Kuv hlub koj
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
zam txim rau kuv
Dialect 1
Kongu
Hmong Njua
Where They Speak
Kongu
Laos
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00310,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Hmong Daw
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
China
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.001,600,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Hmong Do
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Vietnam
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0031,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
106
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million4.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.13 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million3.70 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million4.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
Hmong
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Mong
French Name
tamoul
hmong
German Name
Tamil
Miao-Sprachen
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[môŋ]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Hmong people
Origin
300 BC
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Language Family
Dravidian Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Subgroup
-
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Branch
-
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Hmong
Language Position
1824
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Hmong Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
hmn
ISO 639 2/B
tam
hmn
ISO 639 3
tam
hmv
ISO 639 6
tam
hmn
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
firs1234
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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